As they watched the great array grow increasingly insubstantial, everyone's hearts turned cold.
They had never expected that the array activated with the full strength of the entire Yao Clan would still be unable to contend against that terrifying existence, like some demon god.
At the center of the array, the illusory old man clad in coarse linen gazed at the scene and let out a soft sigh. His murmuring voice drifted into everyone's ears. "This calamity cannot be avoided."
As his voice fell, his figure suddenly shot out of the array, transforming into an illusory streak of light. At a speed seemingly surpassing light itself, he tore through the clouds of black flame and finally plunged into Nihility Devouring Flame's body.
Bang!
When the two collided, only a dull, muted sound rang out. Yet Nihility Devouring Flame's body trembled violently, and he let out a muffled groan.
Then, for the first time, a trace of anger entered his voice. "You damned old ghost, die for me!"
Boom!
Black flames erupted from his body in an overwhelming torrent.
Then came a faint sound, like a soul shattering.
The sound was not loud, yet every member of the Yao Clan stiffened at that moment.
They could feel that something within their bloodline was quietly fading away.
"Ancestor!"
Yao Dan stared blankly at the sky with bloodshot eyes, as though a pillar of faith had collapsed before him.
Crack~
As the Yao Clan members stood frozen, the great array shook ever more violently. Finally, beneath countless horrified gazes, it shattered completely with a crack.
The Clan Protection Array had been broken.
Before that terrifying energy impact capable of destroying heaven and earth, even an array as powerful as the Yao Clan's ultimately collapsed entirely. It turned into countless motes of light that